Want a religious wedding after Prop. 8? Check your denomination

Gay and lesbian couples who want a religious wedding, may be surprised that a church’s practice doesn’t necessarily follow its policy.

The United Methodist Church, for example, formally considers homosexuality incompatible with Christian doctrine. But 82 Methodist ministers signed a statement last week saying they were prepared to perform same-sex weddings at any Methodist church that lacked a pastor.

There’s also an organization called Muslims for Progressive Values that dispatches imams around the country to perform Islamic weddings for gays and lesbians, even though mainstream Islam condemns homosexuality.

To read more about religious denominations’ policies, practices and tolerance for diversity in the post-Prop. 8 world, click here.